Soda diabetes risk: A study has found that at least one sugar-sweetened soda per day can increase the risk of getting diabetes by a significant amount
Researchers with the Imperial College of London found that 12 ounces of soda can raise developing type 2 diabetes by around 22 percent, according HealthDay.
They based their findings on data that was collected from around 28,000 individuals in the Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Germany, France, Denmark, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
When researchers took the person’s body mass index into account, the rate of developing diabetes dropped to 18 percent.
Lead author Dora Romaguera of Imperial College told Bloomberg News that the findings are “alarming.”
“Most people are not really aware of the dangers of these drinks,” she added.
The findings were published Wednesday in the journal Diabetologia.
“Aside from sugar, there are nine other potentially dangerous ingredients in soda, including carcinogenic artificial colors and phosphoric acid, which can contribute to everything from obesity to cancer to the depletion of micronutrients essential for strong bones,” said Jayson Calton, co-author of “Rich Food, Poor Food,” reported ABC News.
The European Association of the Study of Diabetes notes that sugar-sweetened beverages causes a rapid spike in blood sugar levels and insulin secretion, which leads to insulin resistance, according to Bloomberg. The insulin resistance can lead to type 2 diabetes.
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